| Project by Jim Jakosh | posted 06-16-2016 08:30 PM | 1712 views | 2 times favorited | 26 comments |  |
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This was made from a block of big leaf maple for the June challenge at our turning guild. I understood the challenge to be in may and made a scoop (http://lumberjocks.com/projects/242658 ) for it but they said it is now June. So there were a number of blocks left that nobody took, so I thought I’d give it a bit of go again in another way. The wheel is all lathe work but the stand is not.
It has a brass inlay around the perimeter but I am not happy how it turned out. It seems one brand of the CA glue did not penetrate the brass powder as well as the CA I bought at Harbor Freight. This will not be in the competition, just to give another aspect what can be made from the block. I threaded the 5 holes used for the back side rings so I could cut away the whole center and still have it hold to the faceplate.
It is 3/8” thick and 3 1/2” diameter and finished with Watco Natural Danish Oil
Cheers, Jim
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Ken90712
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#1 posted 06-16-2016 08:36 PM
That is amazing, SO COOL. I love it. New to turning I have to shake my head on how much I have to learn!!!!!
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Richard W. Hyman Jr
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#2 posted 06-16-2016 08:42 PM
Beautiful work! Thanks for sharing it with us.
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Joe Lyddon
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#3 posted 06-16-2016 09:12 PM
In the picture, it looks SO BIG!
... then we find out that it is SO SMALL!
What are the Groove widths… 1/8” 1/4”??
So small…
That one side, with the small circles on it, must have been flopping around very WILDLY turning those little circles… Yes? Seeing a video of That process would be scary to watch… I presume…
COOL NICE piece…
Amazing…
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Joe Weaver
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#4 posted 06-16-2016 09:12 PM
beautiful
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stefang
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#5 posted 06-16-2016 09:21 PM
Cool, looks almost Mayan.
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UncleStumpy
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#6 posted 06-16-2016 09:31 PM
Wow, a lot of work!
Please excuse my ignorance, but what is its purpose? Does it have a function or is it Art?
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HillbillyShooter
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#7 posted 06-16-2016 09:44 PM
Looks very intricate, ergo., very complicated. I impressed.
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#8 posted 06-16-2016 10:13 PM
Like the design of the wheel Jim, look impressive with the stand. Must have a go at doing a wheel some day.
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oldnovice
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#9 posted 06-16-2016 10:41 PM
I agree with Joe Lyddon it looks larger than life!
In the smaller case, that was intricate work for an item that size.
It is beautiful.
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Grumpy
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#10 posted 06-16-2016 10:53 PM
Nice one Jim.
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michelletwo
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#11 posted 06-16-2016 11:18 PM
you are getting bolder with this…keep t it. I haven’t made any in a long time..I made up so many designs I ran out of ideas I could produce.
shipwright
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#12 posted 06-17-2016 01:52 AM
What can I say Jim. You just got a compliment from the best!
For my humble two cents worth, WOW.
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majuvla
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#13 posted 06-17-2016 03:25 AM
Another awesome trivet, very interesting that you made it on lathe, must be tricky this offset turning.
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#14 posted 06-17-2016 04:00 AM
When Jim and I looked at the first picture, I told him ‘We can’t do that on our lathes-it’s too big’. Surprised us both when reading how tiny it is! Tell me if I am understanding this correctly… You took a block about 2”X2”X4” and used the bandsaw to resaw it into 4 planks that you then edge-glued together and turned THAT panel? Are you going to try to ‘fix’ the inlay? Would you post a picture of the disc in your palm? Thanks for sharing! It is mind boggling!
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#15 posted 06-17-2016 04:09 AM
I wont even ask how you did this I will just admire it and say well done .
Klaus
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